BUSI 4705 Lecture Notes - Collectivism, Kantian Ethics
23 Dec 2012
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This case study examines the occurrence of an ethical dilemma within an american company operating overseas. Okama, a native nyferian who works for the company has been misusing the allowance money provided by his company and falsifying rent receipts to cover up his excuses. Okama"s supervisor is now faced with the dilemma on what ethical and best feasible action measures should be taken in response to the finding regarding his subordinate"s wrongdoings. The initial step that should be conducted is to identify the main problem and what triggers such issue. When asked about this incident he justified that he uses the money to support many of his relatives to pursue education. This wrongdoing can indirectly impact negatively on the company"s image if external people eventually find about that an employee of oleum living in the slums. It might spread grapevines that oleum doesn"t pay enough, doesn"t care for its employee, doesn"t give benefits etc.
